PARENTS of a toddler who died after a fireplace fell on him today told how his death has left a “huge hole” in their lives.

James Curtis, three, died in hospital after the tragedy in Tranmere, Wirral, on Monday morning.

His parents Charlotte Edwards and Nic Curtis released a tribute, in which they described their son as “a very funny, cheeky and witty little boy who was always happy”.

It came as a post mortem examination yesterday concluded the three-year-old died as a result of a blunt force trauma to the head. Police confirmed his death was not being treated as suspicious.

In their heartfelt statement, James’ parents told how his death had devastated the whole family.

They said: “He made us feel so important and now he is gone we both feel so empty.

“We had nicknames for James such as “Stink” and “Smithy” that we used to call him. James would always call us mummy and daddy.

“James loved superhero cartoons, in particular Thundercats, he loved watching them with us and always used to say he wanted to be a superhero and would often dress up as Superman and Spider-Man.”

Words of support were offered on letters outside James’ home in St Catherine’s Gardens, while thousands have taken to a Facebook tribute page to offer their condolences.

Thanking all those who have supported them, his grieving parents said: “He had lots of friends and would be the one that everyone wanted to play with and loved playing with his cousins.

“He would say that his cousin Connor and ourselves were his best friends and that he loved us all. We have both lost our best friend and a big part of our lives has gone.

“He had two special teddies, one being ‘Doggy’ that was always with him at his mum’s house and the other being ‘Ted’ that was always with him at his dad’s house. We both have so many memories of James that we will never forget as he will always be in our thoughts.